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Luxury resorts that pamper you are very nice, but they get really boring (and really soon). Instead, gather your outdoor gear and head out on the road trip of your life Destination: Lahaul & Spiti The gompas of Tangyud (Kaza) and Kardang, along with the gorgeous Chandrataal lake, balance out the drive which gets increasingly…

It’s awfully hot here in India (unless you’re one of the lucky few who lives in the Himalayan states). In fact, it’s so damned hot, it almost seems like the sun’s trying to burn you to a cinder. Yup, it’s summer all right. Doesn’t a nice vacation sound good right about now? That’s exactly why…

Pick up a copy of Outlook Traveller Getaways’ Karnataka Travel Guide to read my stories on the rich and varied experience this ancient land offers. Here’s an excerpt from my article on Carnatic Music; to read more, head to your nearest bookstore: “…The unmatched complexity of Carnatic music stands testament to its rich cultural underpinnings. This…

Do yourself a favour and go pick up a copy of Outlook Traveller Getaways’ Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh Guide! Mamer-Naranag – Riverside Tranquil …On the face of it, Mamer seems an unlikely destination. Most travellers who cross this sleepy little town dismiss it as a mere highway stop, a place to stretch your legs and perhaps wolf down some pakoras…

My article on the Italian town of Monte Cassino – the site of a famous WWII battle – was published in the Times of India Crest Edition in November 2012. In a little corner of Italy, far away from the tourist trail, lies a small town with an Indian connection. It’s a place I first…

Are India and Russia still as thick as back in the good ‘ol days of the Cold War, or has the bonhomie petered out? Eurasia Review carries my article on Indo-Russian relations. India and Russia attempt to put ties on an even keel Vladimir Putin is on his way to New Delhi. But India-Russian ties…

“A brutal crime shocks the nation, but even as public discontent grows, our ’leaders’ waffle and play the blame game. But we can’t pin all the blame on our self-serving politicians – it’s us, Indian citizens, which have allowed regressive ideas and criminal behaviour to flourish….” My article on violence against women was published by…

To the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Sweet Home Alabama Chrome wheels keep on turning Carry me home to see my co-accused Singing songs about the murderland I miss UP once again And I think its a sin, yes Well I heard mister Mister Chidambaram about her Well, I heard ‘ole Chidambaram put her down Well, I…

“In game theory and economic theory, a zero–sum game is a mathematical representation of a situation in which a participant’s gain (or loss) of utility is exactly balanced by the losses (or gains) of the utility of the other participant(s)” ~ from Wikipedia Here’s a look at any newspaper over the period of a week:…

It might be too soon to bemoan the death of Indian democracy, but that horrifying prospect doesn’t seem all that far off. Over the past year, several distressing incidents – that point to a drastic fall in tolerance – have taken place: – One of India’s best-known painters is forced to die in exile after…